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The Front National leader added: "Great Britain has demonstrated that there is a democratic choice and I believe that the way in which Parliament respects the will of the British people is quite remarkable and honourable.

"I say this quite easily because in 2005, the French said no to the draft constitution in the referendum and left and right leaders joined forces to deny the popular will.

"So this is a signal conveyed by Britain to all the peoples who wish to restore sovereignty and freedom.

"And in spite of the threats, in spite of the blackmail, the leaders are sticking to the will of the people."

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Mon, March 13, 2017

MPs tonight voted to scrap both House of Lords' amendments to the Article 50 Bill. ALSO The House of Lords has voted down an attempt to reinsert the amendment on EU nationals by 274 votes to 135.

The result of a vote on the Brexit Bill in the House of Lords, London, after MPs overturned House of Lords amendments to a Bill authorising Theresa May to commence Brexit negotiations

Le Pen also used the LBC interview, which is set to be broadcast at 7pm GMT on Wednesday, to label her French presidential rival Emmanuel Macron as a “key sales person of globalisation – he is for everything, deregulation of everything, opening up the borders, mass immigration”.

She added these policies were “the opposite of what Brexit stands for and the choice made by the British people”.

Despite her praise for the UK Parliament, the presidential hopeful criticised Theresa May’s decision to meet with Macron and that the Conservative’s “judgement is not very good”.

Mrs May met with Macron at the end of last month but declined to meet Le Pen because of a longstanding policy of not engaging with the Front National.

Great Britain has demonstrated that there is a democratic choice and I believe that the way in which Parliament respects the will of the British people is quite remarkable and honourable

Marine Le Pen

When Mr Farage asked if she felt she had been snubbed by the PM, Le Pen replied: “It seems to be the case. I find it difficult to understand the consistency of the ideas and convictions in this approach of hers.”

“I do not understand this inconsistency, this contradiction between what Theresa May stands for because she has decided to be the woman who will implement Brexit and her meeting with Emmanuel Macron.”

However, she appeared not to be looking to hold a grudge as she claimed Britain and France could enjoy renewed relations outside the EU.

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Nigel Farage and Marine Le Pen have both represented their countries as MEPs

If she gets her wish for a Frexit vote, she said: “I see no reason why France and Britain should not have excellent relations – we are old allies.

“What I cannot stand in the behaviour of the EU with regard to Great Britain is blackmail, constant threat.

“I believe that between two nations like ours that really go back, they would have excellent relations as well as trade relations of great quality as in the past.”

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The Front National leader has been on the campaign trail for months

Amid fears over the future of British nationals in the EU after Brexit, Le Pen looked to allay any concerns.

She told Mr Farage: “After Brexit, nothing will happen to French citizens living in Great Britain and nothing will happen to British citizens living in homes in France.

“When people live on our territory and are not criminals, they do not dispute our laws or our ways of living, our customs, our values.

“I see no reason why we should not continue to welcome them in the French style.”